In this exhibit, the R. Stanton Avery Special Collections has selected items from their extensive collection of family papers and institutional records to pay tribute to students past and present. View Exhibit
In honor of Black History Month, we present this historic document advertising the auction of sixty-eight slaves belonging to "the late Christopher J. Whaley" of Charlston, South Carolina. Christopher Jenkins Whaley was born about 1828 in Charlston and died January 12, 1859. Included on the document are the first names and ages of the slaves as well as pencil inscriptions of dollar amounts, possibly tied to the sale price. This was part of a collection of slave sale documents gathered by NEHGS member Charles C. Coffin during the Civil War (MSS 40).